percolate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
have percolated
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present perfectof percolate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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During the last ice age, roughly between 12,000 and 20,000 years ago, rain falling on these areas could have percolated down into the subsurface, just as it does onshore today.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2023
While discussions on the formation of such a group have percolated for months, last week top aide Kate Bedingfield gave Biden’s allies a greenlight to move forward.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2019
Rumors about a sale of U.F.C. in a multibillion-dollar deal have percolated since the spring.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2016
Geological mapping suggests that seawater may have percolated several kilometres deep at Atlantis Bank, triggering chemical reactions that turn the rock into a type known as serpentinite.
From Nature ● Nov. 30, 2015
It is possible, of course, that in some cases dim memories of Apuleius have percolated down to the folk, as is shown by the name of the hero in Pitre's version Il Re d'Amore.
From Europa's Fairy Book by John Dickson Batten
